Geriatric Depression in the Emergency Department of a Teaching Hospital in Nepal: Prevalence, Contributing Factors, and Metric Properties of 5 item Geriatric Depression Scale in this Population
Abstract:AbstractBackground
Depression is prevalent but poorly recognized in the Emergency Department (ED). We aimed to determine the prevalence of geriatric depression and its possible determinants in the ED using the 15-item geriatric depression scale (GDS). We also aimed to explore the performance of the shorter, five-item GDS as compared to the 15-item GDS.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional study with convenience sampling of the ED patients ≥ 60 years. The previously val… Show more
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